Democratic Sentinel, Volume 5, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 July 1881 — Work for Reputable Citizens. [ARTICLE]

Work for Reputable Citizens.

There \pe enough reputable citizens in every community, however, and more than/fefiough, who, if they choose to take a littie,trQuble about election time, could putT ,.iM’ Wd to “boss ’ practices and purily all elections. For instance, the priiSi©.ee are asu&Uy taken possession of by the lowest grade of corrupt politiciawet'’the- henchmen of the “bosses,” and handed citizens and votersand taxndkersgaiefolfy give them a ivide -berth because of their foulness. There is noypcegsity thus to surrender primary or nominating coventions to the birds of of citizens deterupboridean business can take postiiese bodies, as they are in duty bound to do, and compel them to be representative of voters. The French Government intends to establish an observatory at Cape Horn for the purpose of accumulating' data regarding terrestrial magnetism. Those who are to take charge of the establishment will sail in the same vessel which is to bring out the astronomers who will try to make what use they can of the Approaching transit of Venus,